Meet the Salt Marsh 3, a trio of marsh plants specially adapted to live in the brine.
Naturalist’s Notebook: How Salt Marsh Plants Cope With All the Salt
October 17, 2023 •
John Muir Laws
Naturalist and illustrator John Muir Laws is the author of the Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada and Sierra Birds: A Hiker's Guide. Learn more and find class schedules at johnmuirlaws.com.
Naturalist’s Notebook: How Pelicans and Humpbacks Stretch For Their Food
August 3, 2023 •
Pelicans don’t, as you may have heard, stick their spines out of their mouths. They do, however, do some pretty crazy yawn-stretching. From John Muir Laws.
All Those Whose Eyes Do Shine at Night: Naturalist’s Notebook, by John Muir Laws
March 22, 2023 •
Why do some animals’ eyes shine at night? John Muir Laws explains.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Thrush Henge
January 3, 2023 •
You can use thrushes as a sort of seasonal calendar, as they fly in and out of the Bay Area.
Argiope Spiders Decorate Their Webs—And We Don’t Know Why: Naturalist’s Notebook
October 26, 2022 •
Maybe it helps them hunt. Maybe not. From the sketchbook of John Muir Laws.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Whale, Dolphin and Porpoise ID Guide
June 23, 2022 •
How to identify individual cetaceans in the San Francisco Bay.
The Amazing Color-Changing Lupine
April 7, 2022 •
Look for the blue blossoms of Lupinus chamissonis all along California’s coast.
Naturalist’s Notebook: A Plant That Relies on a Mushroom
January 18, 2022 •
The sugarstick is a parasitic plant that relies on the Western Matsutake mushroom.
A Guide to Bay Area Cloud Watching
October 13, 2021 •
What do you see there in the sky?
Naturalist’s Notebook: Fire Pines
June 23, 2021 •
A visual explanation of how fire helps release the seeds of knobcone, bishop, and Monterey pine trees, plus a fun experiment to try at home!